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Ga7£tte Vol\I_f II N••Mo' 11 MGJ4,J99f Six honorary degrees to be conferred at spring convocation ACOIInrsatioll with Dr. Cyri\1'UoIe- ww.6 Gn.ftlillWlleltl pklIOaItIum 7 ..... . pericntt .. "'... ..1 ardliilCCCn, spent thc PII3lI) in Nc-.1Oundl:md -."""' Ilc I-.:ltothc __ CIl....-nLHc ... worked dosoely wit" MclllOlial TO- C<:oRE. Mr.Flnthalll..utedon/1lllll)'prop:lI !.hal haw. coIw>cc4 New{oondland',rt- ,nl Nordco; Ihe orpniution Ind poundworl< 1l1li tJroo&IItthe NJt.C'1In- INSIDE $1,1 mmiQn r<l' icc __ ._.2 n_ ald.-u forum .....3 •••icano. f<l'di:satJkd CInadII-OIiN TncIc Council, Illc c.o-- nor Generar. CllQdiall Stlldy C-. feo-ena:.,tbcea-tiaD1IIsb_r<l'u.. -x-I Puoc _ Secw1t)', Hc ... bttltcloKly.-.::i-.dwidl t/lcMoolrallM_c:LF"I/lCArts,IllcC- 0, Ho.e RCIeU'dI InstiltllC. the IltItilUt de Cardiololie de Monm!al, and the Qucbec-LalndorFoundation. In 19S111c_elcvatcdtoCompanion of the On.\cr of Canada. Hcca-llCdtheb«hclorofcomrnc:ru I;\c&rccal Ugj,JMjL>'gCQl/i"eP! boIdslloncnrydcJrecsfrollla_berof CallalbIuni-.. J_F.rst J_Furst,-.lIohasfivcdecadaiofu.- F.-.:i.I Norm.ln HUllIa, leader m c--.plgrma:yeducaoon • KMlIIeaI M3rpm (Kay) __'siau::l RoaM R..... dislinp.shed 1l:01IdIer, Jthoa.,pottand .. Paul Guy Do:sm.rII. WhcnMcmona1«J1lftl'lMhonofarydoc- ncllawsdegrc:eonDr,r.urGuylks- IllInII, the unMnity will be hoouing I/Ir. pcnonwtloK:f'o'al.iudwr;:cbfroaa Dr. oe:.arus be&- own....-. .... Ontano, eveltually bUddin, il into. wide-laIll'lII anddi-mIednetwUl<1hal isnowQlleollhcroulllry',lIrgestflJ1ll/l- cial DfiI'1iUtlOllS. H,sbusiness intete$U are well.known and inell>de La Preuc LI6c,wlllCllllcscrvtSllIIdlairmanofthe wbae lIcisdlairmlll of thc board, ellid aecull...,offa:ranc!c__ ofthcu.- CCUllYeClDmlllltsee.. KUCO\Inc:il011 NallORallssues,llIe L.. s: yocaua. May 24-26.•pprO:UllUltely I,n)Mcmoriallllldcoturiialalrea:ive ........ Dr. Lulie H,uis ",ill be Il.eppllli down in AogllSl aOO JerVinI Mcl'l'lOriil upresldenllndvic:e--<:haneellor,"\Cc ¥OCIIlioninllllsrok. ,wulcspallluaOrUl.tuesuudac- cOIIIphsllmell1S 'II flCl4s asdi..-e11e as -. -nal1lCli.... Mel lksix.wtaollllveamlllldcimpor· lIIntoomribullOOllOlhc....,U-beinlol llle lIIIioo's academic communit)', a'e: • Paul Guy Desmanus, a leader of the C'nldian bUlillest communily .nd I fonncr chantcllor cl Memcnal • Jan Furst, I lIava! architeel who hU madeoolSl.andill'eontributionlllOboth public: and pn,,*...-s Jamu DooWd HallCber.... unporullt Dr. Poole steps down as principal of Grenfell College ;;:=;::: CoDq;einComa-Brook 1ast"fllCd; 1011- Ienda=ptionuthonorofOr,Cyril Poole. Dr. Poole is Aeppmg dowa as llin.- cipalc:Lllterollcge,aposilionhcitlshr:1d sineel911. The ceremony was ""Id in Illc Fine Am Bulldin&with Dr,I...c:sbc Harris. Mcmonars ... Nnkal Dr. Ft:ll:&ilrbisCl:dl'ilWm 1>_ .. thc provn::e.HcllldltwdmDo.Ft:ll:&v.:slhc. W1IIIC,ch:linnanoftheBolnldRqp:Jcs.! :.:'ICItdcd! Scvcralprcscntalions-.eremadelO Or,lndMrs.PooltllsltnlnttnllylllOMofllltspt«htsattlltrt<:tptktalltld Dr. PooIc. Or. Jim G<eenlee,ofGrenl"ell's to\llonorlilt outPIGrnfellprinc:ipiil, IIisIory cIc)wt-. a paIIUlll Mt$. Poole .. behalrof lite £acuIty and su.ff.lbepllillunl,done by Mle1lae1 Coyne,eo-on!ina1.(ll' of the VISual arts departrntnt.depiclOd I seascape on the Northern Poolt Do. Harry a.!, a k:Jtc·umc rriaodandcd- Ir:IipIcdDr.Pmle.aboMllkaprex:nlltion atlllettn:IIIOII)'. Hean_ncedtbltl tdlolanbipfinl"'bocnclQl:drtllOUllt .. ,l'nenckand a ",in [)r; Ft:ll:&'s_bmdmtsa· ImlinIlheooDtF-AJ-.d,Dr.HarrisIMk: apres.cNMionlODr,PooIeonbdlalfof McmoriaIinlharQrorltisanrilJWcwtlO sity,(Forn>ortOllDr,I'ol*,JftP.6)

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Ga7£tte Vol\I_f II N••Mo' 11MGJ4,J99f

Six honorary degrees to beconferred at spring convocation

ACOIInrsatioll withDr. Cyri\1'UoIe- ww.6

Gn.ftlillWlleltlpklIOaItIum 7..... .

pericntt ~.. "'.....1 ardliilCCCn, spent thcPII3lI) jnJII.~ in Nc-.1Oundl:md -."""' Ilcpl;a)"Cdlill~lOkinlCti"'laCSrt­I-.:ltothc __ CIl....-nLHc ...

worked dosoely wit" MclllOlial TO­

~""'inthc~taa"ly_

C<:oRE.Mr.Flnthalll..utedon/1lllll)'prop:lI

!.hal haw. coIw>cc4 New{oondland',rt­

x.clland~COll\INlIlityiD::1td­

,nl Nordco; Ihe orpniution Indpoundworl< 1l1li tJroo&IItthe NJt.C'1In-

~tne~~Sl..:£tlInl~P'(9anl.thcFlCllky

INSIDE$1,1 mmiQn r<l'icc ~h.__,~~ ._.2n_ ald.-u forum .....3

Di5ulCt~ •••icano.f<l'di:satJkd •

CInadII-OIiN TncIc Council, Illc c.o-­nor Generar. CllQdiall Stlldy C-.feo-ena:.,tbcea-tiaD1IIsb_r<l'u..-x-I Puoc _ Secw1t)',

Hc ... bttltcloKly.-.::i-.dwidlt/lcMoolrallM_c:LF"I/lCArts,IllcC­0, Ho.e RCIeU'dI InstiltllC. the IltItilUtde Cardiololie de Monm!al, and theQucbec-LalndorFoundation.

In 19S111c_elcvatcdtoCompanionof the On.\cr of Canada.

Hcca-llCdtheb«hclorofcomrnc:ruI;\c&rccal Ugj,JMjL>'gCQl/i"eP!boIdslloncnrydcJrecsfrollla_berofCallalbIuni-..

J_F.rstJ_Furst,-.lIohasfivcdecadaiofu.-

• F.-.:i.I Norm.ln HUllIa, • leader mc--.plgrma:yeducaoon• KMlIIeaI M3rpm (Kay)~loIII-III'lCleOvisl8llll~olp:a:e__'siau::l

• RoaM R..... dislinp.shed 1l:01IdIer,Jthoa.,pottand ..i_y~

Paul Guy Do:sm.rII.WhcnMcmona1«J1lftl'lMhonofarydoc­ncllawsdegrc:eonDr,r.urGuylks­IllInII, the unMnity will be hoouing I/Ir.pcnonwtloK:f'o'al.iudwr;:cbfroaa19"I9--19ll8-.~q/~p,nrdI

and~blhe_

Dr. oe:.arus be&- ~11 own....-.....1Il.smallramily~ilNonIImIOntano, eveltually bUddin, il into.wide-laIll'lII anddi-mIednetwUl<1halisnowQlleollhcroulllry',lIrgestflJ1ll/l­cial DfiI'1iUtlOllS. H,sbusiness intete$Uare well.known and inell>de La PreucLI6c,wlllCllllcscrvtSllIIdlairmanofthe~,andPowerC~lOlIofc:an.dl,

wbae lIcisdlairmlll of thc board, ellidaecull...,offa:ranc!c__ ofthcu.-

CCUllYeClDmlllltsee..His_~lIlcllldcdthcBus>-

KUCO\Inc:il011 NallORallssues,llIe L.. ~

s: ~:=t~:::~~Sbe~=vocatiOII..o.mrctbcsU:~olcut­

yocaua. May 24-26.•pprO:UllUltelyI,n)Mcmoriallllldcoturiialalrea:ive........

Dr. Lulie H,uis ",ill be Il.eppllli

down in AogllSl aOO JerVinI Mcl'l'lOriilupresldenllndvic:e--<:haneellor,"\Cc19fJI.andthiswilibellislast~gularcoo­

¥OCIIlioninllllsrok.ThesUllo:aonry~~

,wulcspallluaOrUl.tuesuudac­cOIIIphsllmell1S 'II flCl4s asdi..-e11e as---'~._'-ldlpro(es-

-. -nal1lCli.... Mel Ii~lksix.wtaollllveamlllldcimpor·

lIIntoomribullOOllOlhc....,U-beinlol lllelIIIioo's academic communit)', a'e:

• Paul Guy Desmanus, a leader of theC'nldian bUlillest communily .nd Ifonncr chantcllor cl Memcnal• Jan Furst, I lIava! architeel who hUmadeoolSl.andill'eontributionlllObothpublic: and pn,,*...-s• Jamu DooWd HallCber.... unporulltr~ItICanadQnbiorlledical.-.dl

Dr. Poole steps down as principal ofGrenfell CollegeC~":l :~~;;:=;:::CoDq;einComa-Brook 1ast"fllCd; 1011­Ienda=ptionuthonorofOr,CyrilPoole. Dr. Poole is Aeppmg dowa as llin.­cipalc:Lllterollcge,aposilionhcitlshr:1dsineel911.

The ceremony was ""Id in Illc Fine AmBulldin&with Dr,I...c:sbc Harris. Mcmonars~presid1n&..Hct.ou&blpllCtqSrromlllc~ ...vcnity~andNnkal Dr. Ft:ll:&ilrbisCl:dl'ilWm 1>_~olki&l:creducalOt .. thcprovn::e.HcllldltwdmDo.Ft:ll:&v.:slhc.

=~:;:~==.r.C:JW1IIIC,ch:linnanoftheBolnldRqp:Jcs.!

=::~~:.c~~ :.:'ICItdcd!Scvcralprcscntalions-.eremadelO Or,lndMrs.PooltllsltnlnttnllylllOMofllltspt«htsattlltrt<:tptktalltld

Dr. PooIc. Or. Jim G<eenlee,ofGrenl"ell's to\llonorlilt outPIGrnfellprinc:ipiil,

IIisIory cIc)wt-.~ a paIIUlllIOlIteotqoina~_no-rslO

Mt$. Poole .. behalrof lite £acuIty andsu.ff.lbepllillunl,done by Mle1lae1Coyne,eo-on!ina1.(ll' of the VISual artsdepartrntnt.depiclOd I seascape on theNorthern ~ninsula.

Poolt sc~otal'5hlps

Do. Harry a.!, a k:Jtc·umc rriaodandcd­Ir:IipIcdDr.Pmle.aboMllkaprex:nlltionatlllettn:IIIOII)'. Hean_ncedtbltltdlolanbipfinl"'bocnclQl:drtllOUlltlhe~of&culy,..,l'nenckandlhc.~ECUandtddlrslt(a;_btq:

a ",in [)r; Ft:ll:&'s_bmdmtsa·ImlinIlheooDtF-AJ-.d,Dr.HarrisIMk:apres.cNMionlODr,PooIeonbdlalfofMcmoriaIinlharQrorltisanrilJWcwtlOtheJl'OWlltand~dthewti_·

sity,(Forn>ortOllDr,I'ol*,JftP.6)

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and PlIO degrees win be awarded. Dr.Desmaraiiiwilladd=iiconVQCalion.

At the lICIiIiion whic:h begins Friday a3p.m., lhe degrees honors and generalB.Comm. (Co-opcrative), B.Eng., M.EIlg.,and MBA will bc awardcd. Jan FurstwiU=c:iveanilonl:nrydoclOrofenginecringdegrceand addn::s'l convocation.

The degrees BA(Ed.), B.Ed.(Prim­aryl. B.Ed.(Elementary), B.Voe.Ed.,B.Spcc.Ed.. M.Ed. and MPE will beconferrc4al the Friday evening session,beginning lU 7:30.

Dr. Francis Norman Hughes willrcceivethehonor:arydoctel"ofscicnc:edc­gree andaddreu the Saturday morningsession of convocation. Dr.Jamcs DonaldHall:herwiU receive the honornry docta"of laws degree. Awan:k':d at this session,which begins at 10:30 a.m.. will be BN,BSW, B.Med.S<:, B.S<:. (Pharmacy), MD,MSWandMNdegrocs.

Thefmal session of Mem<:rial's 199(lspinglnl~wi1lbehcJdSanudaya

3 p.m. Hooa'slfldgeneral BAdcgrces(c:oo­;Oint with B.Ed.), B.Sc. (con;oint withB.Ed.),B.Ed.IfldBPEtIcgltt:swillbec:oo­fcmxLThcltoooolrydoctel"oflet1tYs&greewill be confam:l l4JOO Dr. Rlmnt Rll1le,wllowiD~InlVOCl\tUl.

ice

opcn·air icc leSIbasin in Calgary, A num­berof new designs now utilize facetedcones, sunnounted by a wide-faceted'.ncd:,~ thai support production decks.

Dr.Muggcridgeandthcunivcrsityrc­sear<:h profeSSOll will work with Esseand the NRC teams 10 devise e~pcrimcnts

which will make use ofa 1:100 scalemodcl in thcNRC ice tank in Otta\lJll anda 1:30 scale modcl in lhcicetant: in SLJohn's.l1Iese tests should complementthe studicscOflducted ata scale of 1:10and 1:20 in Calglll)'. Scale ice conditionssuch as multi-year ridges will beproduced IOdetennincthcice fon:es,

Dr. Muggeridge is well known fornumcrouspapcrson\lJllveandicesuuc_lureinll:raction and is al-author ofa bookJct::llIluacliotl with Of!slwrt:StructrU'npublished by Van Nostrand Reinllold in19118. Hell"'dicts thai the resultsofthcreseareh will likely be rellceted in thc fu­turedesignsforoffshoreproduclionSlrUC1Ur~,justaslheresullsofpasl

model teSlS progl1lms can be seen inpresenldesigns.

Dr, D,B. Muggfridge

fields. In the mid-I97Os. Mr.Croasdaleundertook lWSon a large scale model ofa conical StruCture in his company's

Awarded $1.1 million to researchloads on offshore platformsT~a~ru=~~e;~~~ ~h==~~~=S1udcnlSgincc:ringandApplicdScic:nce,in(:()-QpCr.l- Thc~nc:ipalinvestigarorisDr.D.B.tionwiththeNationalRcscarl:hCouncilof Muggerid~,directoroftheOc<:anEn­

c.nada(NRC)andEsooRo:scuccsCanada gineeringRcscan:h Centre. Theotherrc­LimilCd (ERC), bas =c:ived a SI,l97,145 searcllers arc: Dr. A. S. 1. Swamidas,grant., study ice loads on Arctic suuctw'eS. professor of engineering; Dr. G. W.The objective of the joint study is to Timco, NRC division of mechanical en­devt:lop mae a::cunlle methods 10 praIja gincering, l.(Iw Temperature Laboratory,ice loads 00 sloping suuctw'eS wbich may Onawa, and visiling professor of en­be mal in the Alttic for o/fslne produe- gineering. The liaison officer is K. R.tiooplatforms. Thescmctltodssbouldabo Croasdalc wllo is head ofEsso's frontierbe awlicable for certain bridge piers and and environmenl research department andlighlhou.scs. aIso visiting professaofengincering. Mr.

Croasdale is a leading internationalauthority on ice engineering and a sup.porter of I number of ice researchprogramsalMemorial.

Dltl incompleteCurrently, there Ire r>Q full-scaledallavailable on lhc ice forces on conical,gr:avilybascsuuc~Thistypeofstrue_

lure could bc used foroil·producingplatforms in lite shallow walers ofthcBeaufort Seawltere Esso and other corn·panieshaveidcntiroedfutureproductioo

Thrte-y~.rfur>dfdprogramThe funding forthethrcc-yearJXQgramisprovidcd by thcNaUU11l Scicnces and En­gincering Research Coul\Cil of Canada(NSERC) and Esso Resour<:es CanadaLimited. NSERC's contribution lotalsS363,6SO for rewuth costs while Elisobas madcavail3bIeS833,47$lOroverthcusc of its research facilities, malerial ano:!lechnical and professional staff, Thecompany's funding aIso includes SSO.ooo

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Time and space: subjectof Grenfell College forum

Idealsettinl"We're very pleased witll theagcnda andfeel this will build nicely 00 OW" previousefforts,M says Dr. Monaghan, He wasrefetring 10 an earlier conference, beld in1988, at which the lopics of lighl andcolor were explored in a slmilar mullidis­ciplinaryforum.

"Grenfell College is an ideal scningfor this Iype of cducalional process­especially the multidisciplinary ap­proach," he says. "And, while I StIJllXlSethis kind of event could happen else­wllcre,ilissucccssfulatGrenfellbccauscof our siu, OW" environment and the oom­plcteoo-opemtionofeveryooeallhecol­lege,"

Looking 10 the ruture"Our main concern now is to make surethat the time and space conference is asucccss," says Dr. Monaghan. "Bulthcreisnoreason ....hythiskindofoonfereocccouldn'l bearegular r"'lure alGrenfell.It gives nalional and inlCmatiooalprofile10 Ihe college; iI'S in line wilh Ihefaculty's way of thinking in lCnnsofin·Ierdisciplinaryeducation;andil'sehal·lcngingand stimulating bul also an enjoy·able experience foreveryooe involved."

The regular monlhly meeling of theBOARD OF REGENTS has beenchanged from May 10 to May 17 due to!he unavailabilily of lhe chainnan or vice­chairman 00 tbe earlier date.

A new mural by P£'ffiR BELL, curatoroftbe Memorial Universily Art Gallel')'from 1963-73, wiU be 00 viewal the gal­Iery in the ArU and CuluueCentre fromMay 25-27. The mural, commissioned by!he German Ministry of Defence, willeventually be installed in the German AirForce Social Club in Goose Bay,Lo_.

and 7, and more recently as leaI1l leaderof the Voyager imaging experimenL

The other distinguished speaker isDavid Holmes Warren, an intemationaljoumalist and founder and edilor of themodern·day maguine, The /dlu. Themagazine takes its name [rom the peri­0;" Ipt.. dljll I .18th<enlury London. In his Ieclure, AnEssay on Time, Mr, Warren will discusshow we have IostcootrOl oVCl time as I

result of the disinlegration ofreJigiouscultures in modem times.

Dr, Monaghan says other lIJPics to beexplored during the conference incluclehow the aged view time, how childrenlearn aboultime and spaceandthe impactof the automobile 00 lhepe=ption oftim<.

plelion of the Centre fOlEanh ResourcesResearch building. S1.6 million: rornple­lion of the Centre fOl" Remote Medicine,SI50,000: eXlension of the Arts/Ad­minisuatioo Building and !he ncwanimalcare facilily, S2 mi1lioo: completioo ofIhe SChool of Pharmacy facilities,S550,000; planning for expansion ofprograms al Grenfell College andprovision for the central Newfoundlanduniversily,S250,OOO: and S250,OOO forlaboralory upgrading at the SI.John'scampus.

timidale people with !he material, ratherwe wanl it to form a basis forfwthe:r dis·cussion and understanding."

DiSlinguished speakers for the con­feretv;e ioclude Dr, 1, T. Fraser. founderof the lruemaliona! Sociely fOlthe Stlldyof Time, Dr, Fraser has written scveralbot*!"'Whlch-eJCpIOledeCOiletpitA lblleand is the senioreditoroflhe six volwnesin The Stwdy of Time series. His iI­lustraled lecture, Oocb as Metaphors ofTime, will explore several importantqueslions and provide a practicalframework for discussing Ihe manydimensionsoftheconferencelopie.

WorkedonVoyaguprojectDr. Bradford Smilh, a professor ofplanetary science with Ihe Lunar andPlanetary Laboralory and the StewardObscrvalOry, University of Arizona, willpresent a Ieclllre dealing with the primi.tivematerials found iR meteorites and insolid bodies in the outetmOSl parts of oursolar system, Dr. Smith has a long as·sociation with planetary spa«:craft ex­plontion, starting in 1967 with Marioor6

The GRADUATE STIJDENTS' UNIONboardofdi=torsiscondlllCtingarefercn·dum to determine whether a $3 fee in­crease is accept.able to !he mernbcrship.Fact slleets 8nd ballots will be mai1ed1OaJl gr:aduate liludents in May. Funher in·fQlmaUon is available from theGSU of.rlCC,T2022b,pbone737-4395.

Application forms for spring semcSter forSTIJDENT AID are no.... available at $til­

_________________ dentaidofficesontbeSLJohn'scarnpus.

~ of the organiurs or Grenfell's interdi~iplinaryConreunce on Time andSpace d&uss tbe agenda ror the forum, (L·R) M~hael COyRe, visual arts; SharonWatsh, student ..rr~irs; and Dr. Patrick Monaghan, chemistry.

what projects will be eliminated or_.- liS newor replacement positions havenotbecn filled, fora savingofS3 million.

-Departmenu' requesu for capitalequipment have been significamlyrt:doced.

CapilalexpendilurKIn lIddition,!here are over S3 million inspecified capital projects included inaseparate capital budgel which is alsofunded by !hegovemmenL The fundingforthesepmjects is for specific capitalprojects andC8llnot be Il5ed for operatingexpenses, These projects include: com·

International scholars to participate

Public wekome"The conference is nOI aimed atspecialiSlS," says Dr, Monaghan."11meand spac.eafJecl us all, Many people wllohave absolutely nothing 10 do withscience or universily affairs will be at­tending and we have asked speakcrs 10

make !heir material 'understandable' tolheaverage person. Wedon'l want 10 iR·

Sir Wilfred Grenfell College. in.C~Brook wilillosl an Interdlsclpllllary

Coofcrenceon Time and Space May 9·13,1990. This unique COflference willbring logelher scholars from acrossCanada and from the United States fromover 20 academic disciplines 10 share!heir views 00 this brood topIC:

"Wehaveveryhighexpectationsf~

Ihe conference," says Dr, PatrickMonaghan,a mernber of tbe organizingc~milteef(rtheevent.

There are over SO panicipants alreadypre·registert:d and 35 preSCnllltions willbe made during the conference. Can·ference organizers expe<:l registratioo totoeaIinexceJSoflSO.

Hard choices for university

Budget reflects tighteconomic realitiesM=~U;:ii:;~~m~=:~;govemmenliftbecumnldepanrncnmlblldgetaryreviewscall/lOlproducefunhcrbell-tightening measures to balance the

""'"There.al increase in the granl from theprovincial govcmmem in 199Q.-91 i$SS.\million,or4.9pcrc.enloverthepreviousyear, and is not enough. 10 meetMemorial'sre(juiredexJlC'ldilW'e5.

President Leslie Hllrris said lheuniver­Sily lias only limited options.

~I have asked all dcpwtmcntal heads

tocontinuethcirreviewofprograrnsandactiviUes,Msaid Dr. Harris. "The reviewswillasseSIJtheirimponanceandalsoana­lyse the consequences if;, b«:omesnecessary 10 phase down orc1osc outsomcofLhescllCtivitN:sorprograms. M

Dr. Harris said the university hadslashed 19 million from the currenlbudgetbeforeitwassubmiuedtogovem­menl. The provincial government sub­sequentlyreducedthcbudgeibyllllOlher$9 million fOf" a IOlal CUI ofS18 million,

"In thosc circumslallCC5 I can hardlysuppose it will be easy to live with thefunds provided," he said

Incre~lusthanfXpoeded

Preliminary revcnucandexpendiuuees­limaltls providcd by Memorial's Office ofBudgets,AuditsandlnstilutionalAnalysisshow the universily's 1990-91 operatingbudgelal $129.5 million, a 5.9 percenlincreaseoverlbcI989-90bud&etofap­proxima1elySI23millioo.

The budgetCOllSistsofapproximalelySI09millionfromtheprovinciaJgovem­ment (&4.1 per cent of revenue sources),Sl8million in tuition fees and S2.5 mil­lion from other sources.

Research grtultsare notincludcd in thebudget as they are used for specifiedprojects.

The operating granl for the Faculty ofMcdidnc,which is funded through !heprovincial DepartmcntofHealth,isdeaJtwi!h in a separate budgel. The medicalfaculty's 1990-91 operaling grant totalsSIS.5 million, a six perCenl increasefrom last year's grtulL

TheprovincialgovernmenfsCSlimalesfor the currenl fiscal year show an in­crease to the university's granl ofS6.6million or 6.45 pereenL

Base budgl'ldirrerentHarold Squires, direClor of budgets,auditsandinstitutionalanalysis,saidlheincreaseisactuallySS.lrnillion0l4.9pcrcenL This isbl.>cause an extra SI.5 millionthat was made available by governmenlinlalC·March 1989 could nOI be usedunlillhe 1989-90 fiscal year. In thegovernment estimates this amounl was in·c1uded in fascal year 1988-89, however itwas never considered pari of Iheuniversity's base budgel as il was an ex·U'lIOI'dinary, one-lime grant.

Bcforeapproaching the province,Memorial has already takcn a number ofmeasures 10 deal with Ihe budgetary Jshonfal1. . !~~d:;\il::I~~ ~~;. have been In· I_Renovations and repairs to bilildingsand grounds are cut by S4.6 miJlion. Mil·larEwing,direcIOlofumversilYw~l<s,

said a review is undcrway tod:termiroe

May 4, 199'0 JGauue

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BLIssrrEL

Distance communication for disabledJancGreen, F.cullyofEducation,

J:>ia&nostic8lldRemedial Unit. is ro.ordinalill,lheNewroundl.ndeadofBUSS/I'EL,al'tXlrdlproja:t,ll>'eStipl.lIlIdiswlcec:ommwticalionfQl'disabkdpcopIe. The P'Oject is beinl anicd outby the lOON Corpora~m of 00.....

"The feasibility and advantages ofBlissymbol rompulCl IelcoJmmlfticalJOllrorindividuals",ooc.&llllOtspcakaadwbose level of htuxy _Id IRveRIIhcm from usinlR:lularllMldeadlaJt.llI:ls. ..ill be: swdied,· AId Mn.. Gn:en,whoi:l also a manber of the Ocpartml:ntof Educalional Psyctlology.

AI presc:nt. si. individuals have beenchosen 10 IKe pIft in Ihis project, five illToronlOand EbincDrover,lresidcntd$l...kllln''l.Allare)'OUDl.ullw!'ollavecercbnlpalsylnd ..holllvcu$n,l,OfjRSCnlly 1Ue, Bll$Iymbolllas. form of

.ugmeniativecommuniclllion. They hive-rin, deems of ~1C:nC)'.

Two f\Klber poups of illdividuall inMonrreIIandaua-_yabollk1e~

.IIlnnepoiDLThe -=live plwe of the projecl will

last five rt1(lIIths, during which lime: theparticipants will communicate daily withea::h other II one would ux. telephone.

'Tedlng]d!:tlillsudt.llWUlllisIioaorB~~_limi"anddisun.i"

~willbenolCd.Ofpneubr...ICftSlwillbedlelypedo;ommunicatJonmgcndmxllletwcentheJlllOCipanu:,

Implic:ationsolSludylbeimplicat.ioMollllisprojtaaref•.read",..ws;lidMB.Gn>c:n. BlissymboIs.bc:illa_iDl-t.:Il:d._easic:rIOiea'1t,putlCularly for .ndlviduals who do Il(lI

spc:al;.thanlJlllhUonal~y... luchislargelyphoneucaJly·bilsed.

~Access to compute,., through singleSWilCh ronuol is now possible even forlhe_SIeverel,.pbyJieallydisabk:d.~

$lidMn..On'Jell.~.iryoue.mot

speak and do IlOl lIave SUrrl(:lenl com­mandoflr3diuoralon/lop"llphy 10 use.modem. you lull do IlO'I have .....y 10use a telephone-a facility taken forgrllIlllld by thc public...·Iarge.~

Qflenlonelyand~.peaple""l111

dis:abtl1lle$1D¥e_-.:loCldepkJDecommunicatU)fl W. 110$1 and theprosJleClofcnablillllhcmlOlftali:l!Iebounds of isolalion by linking tbem 10frieoosandlheoulSideworldisanCJ.cit­ina one,sbeindicalCd.

Thereseatch project helpseduc:.alecluldral ",ith Ie\'Ue communic:Mions ....­ptirIlletll:Sandmaybeofvah.e101hupzenu, IeaChcQ and other pm(emonaIs.

Why.:lainel)ro.'er?Mrs. DrovcrwulWJAlmended by Shir·

ley MeN.ugMan for inclusion in lheprojoctbeclute of ber.bilitiel as. BlissUJCrandeonversaionalisl.(SlUr\cyMc:·N1Ulhion OfT()n)IllO was I ~nl

lCC.pentofdte Order of Canada for bel"1II'OI"k with qmcuaUve comm....ic:Micm.)MS, Drover was inD'l)(lPCCdto Blis:sym·balks by Jane Groen l~ yean.go.. Shenow freqllCntly demonsb1l1Lt her llbilily10 commUnicale 10 classes ofspecilledueaioISlIdeIuIlMcmorial.

A Nnfo.lllllalOdsilfNewfOttndllnd welS conside~ an ap­I»OP'iaIesilllboxall.\lCthesttaly, TMCom­fIIWIkalitHI and Tdt:e(HMUUlitfllitHINud.!0{ 1M Ctr~b,,,' PIJI$I~d PoplillJlioll IIIOwd:l (Gm:n '" HopkilU. 1984).ori&llIMCdfromMallonaland'lll:lDded~rord$ato:::e~

bOlt rortheoomnuuc.IIl.on-1IIlpllIIt(I.

Daughters of Inventionlearn at extension

Physics to host Canadiancongress

1990 C.A.P. CONGRESSJUNE 17-20.1990

MEMORIAL UNIVERSITYJI"CSiI will haVl' been held in Sl John'"the first occasion being in 1974.

-n.c1974CongreainStJohn·sselCAPlitendanc:e records, and is fondlyranemtotd by pa'tic:1pWs from amJIJ

Canada. .... a:JI'Rbontd1ll'Ol"kwidtvaa­liolI time IIIl(llIg the spectac:1l1ar sigltll,lhewildlife.lndlllc:llis~lsitesof

Ne....roundland.~ said Dr. Reddy,

LoelII arlisls rKtntly mtl .. ith Dr, Shirley Thomson, dirtelor oIlhe Nalional Art GaUtr, of canalII I lunchlrKtplionMid III Mtmorial's art pller,. (L·R) Dr. Thomson; IICl1tbtr naJlant)·Dt; and Barba... P...II Wan~rslr;y. painttl'l.

AboullOSirlS,I&asiJ.-I".1eanlcd aabVlly.Thc:nllskedthemlOinvmlthe M:"~i:~n~v~s~=:..... 't __ lObea__ besl.-pbubblestheyeoukl.OncS.... put -'eon~ortheCaAadiaot~ia­

IDrdunllCtWOre«nlwortsbopsllplllt- $b:Iw~lOlUaloldlitdebub-- lion of Physic:1SU (CAP) from JIDlC 17.20...-cd by alCllSion -=rvic:c. bles. w1tiJe another used Ioop:s ol Wire. Approximalely SOO pltylic:iSI.S from

Inwuctor Diana Deal:on... exlenlion They were presented with a problem and Canada and the United St.llCS ate Cl-service program developer. SlIysshe be- they solved it" pec:ted lopartidpllle.

:n;:~IUlQ1~=Ie~~ ri.:~~:~lll:ludcd.cnt-nl ~::.=:=~~:=~:':IO~~ ~~~:s~~='=.; =:Sd=:-U~~Mcmorial, Ms.. ~lgmp WII viSlU" ?ne)'QUl&Slet developed a pme mvolv. ..-.- ~ysics. ams and moleeulr:s. fIa.

!'---";:;;;~:;;;n:OO;:::::nb:;d"':',"M:'gin:.ae:~~:::n:~::p::::;,;rm:~II:;-"'w:";hile~""""~c",_"":"';;.";"'m";~~,""_cJ,,;~;",-::da::13~l=Ie~:~==:~~~~&irls'i__ :f:y=,:~a;d=~;;~=~ ~~al:::inthe_

Ir=f:u'n~==:~ ~=-:::.a~::,t'!:a': =.::a~B=:--~~=orI'Em=~:~~~~ ~~,"'nneToa-..JmessylCSl' ~lelr~sa::~~::~~=..=.:;,:.,::."'~~~-= Inv~~~or~~:r.. ~~~tel~:' hel~~~i::::;:>v=":;Il:andllllrtetln&- :::~y~~:'J'e:~: ~~~skIuId~.-uc:ul.-COll_p.lojolJ,j••~r ~tJme.1O,1II)'SMLOeac:on.CJlteo- ,nterest.siventhechmalColinc:reasiDI:Ms. DeXOllIllYS1ll/'OCDCnhavc:a1W11ys sionwillolJertheprlllnlmapin. COlICern aboul sciellCe educalU)n inbClcninvenlOl'S,buluntil rttenlly hid 111- For funher inrorm.tlion call Diana Canadian schools,w said Dr, Reddy.lie or 110 rerogni~()Il, She Slys Eli Whil- Deacon, 737-8474. The CAP holds ilS annual wngl'C$S IIney 101 credit for the couon sin. bul it .diflcwllCanadian ....iversilyeac:hyear.rishllybdonDIOCalheruw:Grcea.1lis Thil year wiJl be the second timethecaa-

=d~~,=~e:l=::::'--:--::--------------------__-"

~m:r~~~:-~==National gallery director visitsOlivia Poole invented the Jolly Jumpc:r

In lhe 19~Os. while anOlller woman,MeliltlBenlZ,inuodueedthe Mc:liuaeof.fcefJllerlOtheworidmI9lll.BeuyNes­IIlilhGraIlamolTeusis=dJllldwidltbeinvenliOll of LiquJd P':aper.and formerflamenco dancer Cllips Klein fromGuelph, OntariO, il now markeling herthn:e-anglodmirrorwilhsak:sinl98gex.C«di..,SI million.

MWiLb ,,"y haeklround.~ Slys Ms.Deac:on...hoisapsdu;tICinbiolocY."..--ed1Ol'indIW<lylOenor::maceJirtlmscic:nc:e.andusinatbeDaughtenofln­venlion~p15ttmedagoodwayLOdo

it [wanled the girls III Ilk, ·Wh:ttwouldI lypial lby in the lifeofl"'ORlal'1IovmlOrbelike?·ldesipedthe'to'Ort.slq)10 help tllc:m eumine SICrUItypes and a_-"1lle,irlsspc:nlsomet.imelCllinllOknoweochotherbc:forcmovingontooc·tual invenling, "We did warm-ups for

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Awards take students, faculty to ''New Europe"ofthesuccessl"ulcaodidales in a Can3d:I­wide competition fOf IS Wesl Germangrants, enabling him 10 work in Berlinundcrthcauspicesofthc lnstilu~ for In·tereuropean Co·operation and at theUniversity of Passau with Professor 11LaufhutlC(Oennani~I1eFakul~I).

FromGerm.lyDr,DJD('Zwino:ontJnueOOIOJaJ-,a1x:reI1e'to'iU~.~

"Keio Un'¥G"'SIty. Tokyo, and wittl thelldpofa&fJrllfmmlhel~As­

sociauon for Germanic Studies, Tokyo,pursue .... ~inte:re:sl$ .. Goethe'sF.~

respc:.sibiltty for1on1·~nn planniOJofeontinuinl professional edueation. ToIbIethe School of Social Wort has beeninvol>'edIII worIrstIopsoospecirlClrlpics,suehasehlldlCJlualabuse~rebpK

~ofaddlCtions.

Dir'fdor pln.5ed ..ii' prorreSIS

Dr. Rowe is satisfied thai aD Ibex newinitialives III Oc School of Social WorkwiDldplO_tbc~'sllCfldsfor

lIlOI'eandbc~-nioc:<IllXialwortets.

'"T1lc:RftalUllb«~inil.iMivcson

~cmlIrn:.u.alofwhdlbavebcattq­

plIforartspOnlll:forillll'lelime_,~he

said.. "I thmk wtlat'slqppeu:l£ ISWC'..e

pthcftdqethc:rafucinainal"OUll offaculty who come from many difTtmll_nwcftlblclDp-ovidexrnccsandlbelop_onditr_fmnl5..~

P1uu _ 10 offer ttle new diploma

aIIltXSbodIase'l'CGinl eourxsdllJ1lllfalland'to'Wlll:l"semc:Acn.andassumrralaSioneooncs. It will 1al<esiSCOllfXS beompbc the 4iplorn.a. wlUc:h rouId nor­maIIybedl:-owuatlfte.yea-periodbyancmployedllOCial1ll'lJrUz".

from both American ,..j. Brimh modeIs,~

said Dr. KJrnbcr1ey. 'The Harbw l3TlJlUSwould be ideal in lenns of helping US

keep in IOIICh, fOf eumple, with theBOOst! ICXiI.I lIllrnriluaWl model-

SkIrt aMI.....1 H...klwDr. Kimberley said plarIIliog is aboufl­der'to'ay b lll.iliz:c the Harlow campus forshonins"tu~,Undefeonsiderationare

IWIO-week insUtlllC:S in social administra·tionandadvancedchnicalp!3CIice.

'Thcfea$Ofl for considering Harlow as I.

SI~ for these two instiWICS is to keep inIOllChwithBrilishsocial'lll(ri;;1hcuyaodpIlICaa.''CaMtianllXiaI'''UtisdiffClallfromAmclieanllXiaI"'Utinlhatit'schlOlO

MaricDopplingerllndKarenSwyerVo'inparticipale in thcMarquene UniversitySummer Program in Germany. TheyftleCive4.scholarshipsfromDr,K4wsWol,Jenweber,afOr111CfprorCSD"io~DeI*1­

mentofGcmtanlllldRlISSiao.

Il.aymcnlMor.aRArU!::aQ,DratwillbeM:rl:ir'cioGamany,OOC:III3"~f.asl.Ca·

IJIlIIltmbdogebHarmrr-u.fIeOOginft.BlXkForesl.,ass-tofagencsously-Slb­JiWed'flOl<pqranopmdbyfleFo:d:nl~ofG:nnany.

Dr. Ricllard nper,aetifllladclltteDet-tmm of Gcnmn and RlISU1. is c..

r;<'Olll'8nt.1 thil university.

"Ourlqle il 10 SCI in moOoo. pogramthai. would utilize faculty from all the AI_lantit:rqiort,~WdDr.Rowe."Regionally

U'sapproprLl.lClnlCnnsofsocialworli:edur:aiortandlbdopme:ntbecaJseitSCISin mouon more research and ptberstoted'tsllUdenlsand!aallty-.rocang;ti­calyanalY'CaomeofthedilflCUk~

thatraeetbeAl1lnic~~

COIIti••inl«lllCOSlt>o­Pbnsftabo~l:)offeI"JWOCII.fIlS

I:)JOCiaI wort paduas ill specflC-'AdipIorNc:ourx III acIdict:ioosCOlDllCllinclias been de~1oped and t'to'O otherprtJCrIIllsillelllld~andllleflllll

/IcalthftUfllb"eonsidtnbon.Dr. Dennis Kimberley, associalC

prol"cssorofsocwwork,ha5l;1tenon

Elir.abflllShfppard,alllird-,e.rsoclal ...orklludfnl,btolpdlofoundaMwslfl_Ifrfor lhf School olSoo:ialWorlL Alonlwlth ffllowSludfnl Sandra Mdsaac,5hfhopfSlllbfinvolvedinfUIUI"f~uetofUttu,.

illllll a1ternaUve 10 the thesis, many ofthetcstuOcntswouldbeablclOftnis/ltheirp-adualedqnle.

Doctoralpt'llfra••lOIIcrdi5cmsiollThc School of Social Wort isabol;l»­

sidcnllj:'doaoraI~perIIaps.

eo-qlCI"'Kion'to'JlhQtherschoolsof.soc:ialworllinltteAtlanbt:provitIccs. Wittle-lyIWO doctoral proarams .V1Iil.ble inCanadainlOCwWlll"tandbodlinOn­wio, a prognm 10 serve the AtlmticrqiQnlSt-dlynecded.

Dr. Bella said ttle inuoductioa ofadocIo-aIpopamin.soc:ia1W1l1"tislftb"d.isl:ussionwittltheotherAUanlicsdloolsof social work ~IO sec if there's. pos_SlblUlyofajointoffmog.~

"Weneed.feasibiJitystudyfifSl.~she

said. "Five years from now we mightItsive. doclCnl program.~

The diroctor of Memorial's SchoolclSocialWorl:iSfnthlJSia:;;Ucaboutlhepos­~ibilily of estlbh!hing such a doctoral

ASiUbleconungen'Ofbothstlldertts.nd facu.hy from the Deparuoc:nt of

German .nd Russian will representMemorial University this summer in the"NewEuropc:,~thankslOvariousawards

from the Foderal Republic of GennanyandpriVl.lCschol~ips.

In a Canada·wide competition for 30~ps,AlanCumcwandRdlardMat·

tbcws.twoGennan~l.tManorial.

wa'et"'O~thcSUCCC$llul~c:ra­

bhllj: tllem 10 study It the Umvoersityof""", ...~

Dr. BellasaMlmuySllldentsinthcMSW 1lf00ram obtain admlnislrauvepoIitioalial\crtorrljlktutl the cane A>­

q_1S fOf the depee. and oc:verfUlllthellmC 10 llnishthe thesis. Byinuodut:·

By replac,nllhe thesis requin:menlwith an opllon to do a professionalproJeCt.theMSWalUldbc~ia

1211lO11lhs, .. Iloc:'to'\tJttbetimespfS__odler __icsforthisde~

Social work programs expandingThcSdJooloiSocolWOII::isapcricnc- clu.kl~uaJablue.-we~mllChlll{ft

".lIur-.ol-VlhawilITaUllill in1tllCpublicfllNlllm..wewereatonea~IJl'OC'*llS.Ihe~ umc.~saiclDr.~-SociaIwortcnaR:

~tndocninuinledllcMionbd$. diJc:o¥crinatheynqu"~bIef(rThe tebool's new direclOr, Dr. Bill their prEtice Ibis 1IIlI)' be dwleiJl&

Rowe,realiudltlonlynrhclld",,_ lhekill:lol wclllnCl.-dwc:f.ManoriIII ...... lhalh=_ Thed.-:lJft IbECI;IIIalIsoc:ia• -drulic ~e· of nillCd mew 1OOl<~.w-sis~-'

worms.itle~ManlriIIW'IaIty _j:.~lhc:iIIN-)aI"dEliJltl­

~1ilouI«lJOCill-ork-.:bG. liftdl~.U"".,... .-sis~yQl'lIldDr.Rowe$l)'SI!lIsDeedsbbe ~oIft~",·.been(:l..

dcdJkd"'jsIl .... dm.inlbeslut&l.- ~'-OOo'CI'Ifle~I'M:)Imll$,·SIlid

Attlffir lavolvtd I. ptan1inllU:lad pnlI...., lor ,. SdIoul of Social Work~ (L-R) Drs.. LtsIit kla, Hil Ro- a-d Ot8•• K_b«Iir,.

Butitisnot$implya_oliDcreB- Dr.RlJ'IIlIe."SlDde:IU.-e$ta'tinllllldurcc1ulsiz.SociaIworkSlDdmls_ moreof.profUJOoNolldeatiflClltionsene ,nternslups in lhe field for 1M) -'Y, 11us • PIIdhq I IqJe cmtinuclI~lne$tt:I'$,atrourtbandr.ru..yar\evds. IIlCl ell~-

::u;;._~~~:;.,,~=:':;: ~=:;::r~;= F)aW

provmcedoalha'~~.Il>cia1 fiijmllle ..... ol.xill..nprogran,lhe~rs..:lwedonlha¥\\SUperv\SOl'$1O dolI*,_I)~.. tmlitttlion

~~v~ ~b~ ~::sc~ ~~~hl~ ~=~~==:r;:

::'r~~;I~:t~;:;'~~~a:: =~M;::e:r:::~=~~~takeOllrstudC'nu.. lbesisands/w:lfodslhisi$alsollKlbcstl'(lUleF'ttldlnltrnshlpstSWntial f(l'MemtnaI·I~lOl'oIlow.

Dr,RowesaidlhekeyIOCl~dlll~ "TheMSWokgroeisnowcoosideruldergrad~pogJ1lm is qllllliflCd fleld in· to be the basic credential for adminisa.ICnIships. ~We're currcnlly moving in u.e positions in social services and forIC"allIwaysbexpnlLhcoombcrlvaibble sophillw:.lod clinical interveOtion,~ shebUS,~he$lOd."ThaI."Ipra:aslhar.wiD said.MlnpDSI-gla:luaeWlrt.,sudenIs_takelWO~lirl:eyearsblallhD._'nbc expcctcdlOdevelopadvlllCCdknowkdgeIblcb~1heSl.le~lksdlool.~ andpncoce.$ltilk,andlthesisisn'tn:al-

FindircSlllClcnls ....illeenaiolylllXbc lyamt.aSlnof1helrllblblylOdo'to'hataproblem.lnl989,lhcre~I66ap- tbey'vebcerttralnod.ado.~

plic:atoonSlOftbcb«heIorof.soc:i:alworli:propam, of whid! .to were .xqed.

A/dIcr_b~aBSWisb

lIkr.iI.axconddcptlc.Thelac:tofrdd~abotm.athclUDbl::l"~..mw:s

thsI<*Ibcll:aJ*dnoflis~-'

"1~,of52~forft.8SW.a:ltCOlddegJl:e.<riyr__ lECqlIOd.

~ral;onBootslJ"ap

TIle DeparlmeOlof Social S<:rvices isac~lyawareoftheshortqeofSlOCi3I

wortcrsin tbe province aod tbey haveaskcdlheuniversilylOconsidefal'l'o­gram to Keelerlte Ihe \rI.ining of ifl­dividuals cum:Olly holding social workpositions. Operation Booisuap is aproposal in n:sponse 10 this flXl.lJest.

Withaeommilmcot from the provillCe10 provide field placemcntopportunilics,the School of Social Woo is hoping 10open 2S oc:w spaces this fall for studentsptIrsuing ll'lc: BSW as. se<:orn! degreeprogram. A proeramOlllsideSI.Joltn's is

abo bclllg planned.

Oanginl public: i....gf~dnodoulll;thalthe,mqeolsocial

worll is dwlailll as a rr::sult of inc:reasircpublic a....-mesa of f3rOily vdence and

1990 S Gautlf

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Grenfell: principal steps down; studenThe "boatman" moves on

A conversation with Dr. Cyril Poole

Or.CJTilPook(i.p1lotD.tlrft) _~III.~_,.11 rt'Ildl oI~

Iasl ..",t. Tk o.IIOill ,ri.(:;,al of Gruf,lI COIICJe I"fftin'd lirU rro.M'Morial'J praidnl. Dr. USIif H.rrili Ii. plooilo lboY,), as .,11 lIS f.... litefKOIIl' Ind sll" of Grfnf,tl Or. Poole~ IItt opportulil}' to thant hili col­IflI/l:U~lndrriendsrorthfirsupportOVUlhfYfllrs.(AIIGrfnf'IICoIlf/l:ephlMosby Don M,iwald)

Or.PooIr: I would like lOaeeleonunuedemphasisOllqua!1ymwhlleva-Gl'CIlfellisdoina·

WellaYelObecarefuJofrunrullIthcrIsk in the province of putting acces­sibili,y ,0 education over qUllity ofeducalion.Studenllimusthavethcq)flOl"­tunity 10 learn from others who hlvt: Idifferent uperieDce - I differentperspt.CllvefltRth!Be,...;th'to1lic:htheyare familiar

UniVCQlty should be. ratalleaminguper;"nce-culturally,ac:ao:iemiclnyInd somelirnes even geographically. 1don't Ix:lieve, for cumple. thai it wouldreally benefit I SlUdcnt from asmsU OUt·portlOlllendbiplChooIononesideoithel't*1andlllirversityonthcodwr.llIeyIIave 10 mowe 011I of their eommu."tia In

really benefit from theratal IeammIU'

~

And. if they go back afterwards and.

Imparl thcirupenence and edueat.orl toloewaeneralioa,thenaillhebeaer,Pan.ofalledlKlI'()D,elpeciallyfOtr-urllpeople, is 10 rnovt:OUl

l..asbon and f1I'51Cdoa Pilley's Is­lind and my wish for students is that \heyretlrlnthcirrural mots-thcirPilley's Is·lands-and yCI experic:nce the widcr-orkl By laVUlg,yQU lIpJn:(:iate the im.portIOceol ...hlt you hid in tbefirst-Glulle: IUaliJiJrllleimmedioteand'''''1 ler'"fwlwre for JI'"~

Or. Poo~: I have been asked by TheJO!ICphR.Sn'WlwoodCharitabIeFounda­tiooand~CllffPublicaionsUd.1O

_theposioo.oredilor·io-chierofTIle E"cyclflpedia of Nev.folltrd/a"d""h,chlconside'llreatoonor.larnmoving 10 Sl Jo/ln's 10 start thII wort al·most immedIately.

As for my ~I pursuits, I'm an "oldboatrnan-fmmPilley'slsland.ISbllkcepI boll down there and sail it ...hmevcr I&el1dilnce.. My nxuare verydllcp ioNocrc Dame Bay.

Or.PookF"lI"ClrtSisbeginrliDJlnmakeahildllJen:ncc..ltlSthcleadin&edFoiGrenfcll·swort~oIiUvisibiliIy.

II _ aa-aDy acr;:epcd thK liberal_

education_.d,rectionthalGrenfeUCollege could lakesucccssfully.lt wasfurther und.erstood thai fine Irts wasscmclhinglll1iquethlllGrenfellcoulddo,and do ...ell. The liae Irts prOgf1l101~thcliberallflliandvic:eversa.

10 terms of my OWOlIlPf1Ilsal,lwould.""vt: 10 say thlr.the rll"C arts propam islivin. up 10 myupmatioos fully. Whathas been particularly plelsing is IOleCthcnUmbef of quality applicationl (romtalented)'QUllgpcoplefrom.lloverNe...•fOWlllilnd and l.Ilndor.lalsobelievetheJ("~lhupol

tor;etberatop-tbchtfxuIIy,GmlfeDbasappoirltedthcbe$lpeoplelYllllblelOthcrll"C IrtIlChool. They hive broughl I highleyel of kno... ledge. upenenee andachievement inlr) the classroom.

Gaulte: Where _~ld )10M liJ.e '0 seeGre"fell CfllIele IJftd ptJJI·seco"dtU7edaaJtkMIOyewJfrt'Mr_'Dr. Poole: 0lIr IOQlllppf'OlCb and our

plIlshavt:bealdtcIlllleJUlOeI9n1ndbefore. TheflO,llty,ltIIfandadminislf1l..

GIlHile: W1ltft JI'~ C"'"" 10 C",," Broo/f.ilrJm.II-'/rar-.sG".t{fQCoIIe~IiU?

Or. Poole:MWitt.:lut.doubttheft:_.1000 atmosphere ~rc in 11111. Mypredeceuor, Dr. Artbgr SlilhYIO.andProressor Ferriss Hodgen, Grenfell'sviec·pnncipal. had done an oulStandingjob of creating Ihc right leamina: environ·mentand I simply inherited that and didwhatlconkllObuildonil.

11IaI1lS1IO ,Grc:nfeIlCoilege_verymldra ollhellrJa"coromunllyofCornerSruok .... lhe_eoa.Th:atis verYlf1ltifylDa: bec.lIusc II need nothave hapPened. The oommunityacoeptedthe college warmly and the col1ea:ereciprocated with edocationaI andcultlnlcontribut.ionslOthecommWlity.Thelearefew nlghts ..hen one grouporothlr fromthceornrDulUllY-'·lIrleisn't .. llm:usi,.ourflClbbcsfor.-tinporJomeothlrevelltand __ onIy~happytoK'

COOllnodalCthem.

Gault': 1I0WNJSlllecolle~dangedoYCrll!eyeQrJ?

D~~~PuoIe~dow1l"_kas~iplllalSirWL1fmlGmlfdlColleae ~~~::.~~=.~

Dr.Poolehasbc:aJpr;.:,pal.althewe:sa:mrqionalcampu$alMcmo'ial~. feelYuystrollllythatlbequhtyo(sitysincel971,andtheonlyprineipalsineetheill5titulionotr.cia.llybecameSireducaionfor~dependlllOljuslOll

WilfrW Grenfell College in 1919. good c:ourses. but 100 on the p:ncraI en-A native of Pincy's Island in Notre Dame Bay. Dr. Poole =ived his SA (Hons.) viron-n.ent - and this means the college

from Da1hou5iein 19S3and his MAand PhD from the University olTCI"O!IIOin 19S4 groutI(I.l, Ihc build.mgs and .:lon. We'veand 19S1,rcspcaivcly. acquired an ...ork and done GKtensive1""'----....!""".....::-:-"":':::-."""7=~-~, ~effOl'ltoe:rellethiskind

One ofllle fClUlla or Gralfel1 Col­Iqt: isthcdeanlinea. You MIll'I find lit.\erorlramti.Peop!ercspectllleirlllr­round.ina:Sandaslruultcanleaminloomfortlble environmcnl It is put of thedevelopml Grenfell trad.itiool thai. SlU­dents are uposecl 1Oan.._sic, d.ramIandothet-upericDocsi.l .. uapinIllXl­.....

In 1957, Dr. Poolebecamcheaddthe~y~.SisIqI'sUniver.

srryand .. I96SIre~lO"bnAJ.1iIon."""=tteabollc:adlldthe~~lndlilion,lre......ro.-.

of 1m from 1967-69andvite-presiQeM(lClIdemic:)01 \10Ulll Allison from 1969mtil1912whcnhclx:ca'nechairmanorlheAt!antic: Region Canada Council SpecialMAScholoupProgrJrn.

Dr. Poole is a well.kao...n New.foundllnd lUt/lorand. rnemba" of theNc..foundlandQuartaly~••weUlSlSSIlXiacfditordthcpubliclllion.His wribngs IIave appe.ared ,n many pub­IlCltions and anthologies and he Wll.1 theinaugural recipienl or the Newfoundlandand Labraob" Ans Couro.:il's Ted RussellAwanl for Huraor in 198(, He has abobcen!berec,pien,of~dea:rees

f.om both MO\UIt Allison UoiYus,ty(1986) and the Univ(:rsi,y of NewB~(I987).

Dr.Pook: WIll be movilll 10 Sl John'sto become editor.in·chief of Tile E:n.qdop,dia of Ne><foUlldJmrd.Inlcon~wilbtheGtJu/le,Dr.

Poole n:tkaod on his years III GmIIelJColJc:cc .... thedirm:ioadpoa.aeooo­dlryeducllion,othcproona;:c.

Gneltt'

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awards, achievementsThe Grenfell student awards photo albumThose who had made an "outstanding contribution" 10 the quality of life at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College were among the numerous students

honored at the recent awards dinner and dance.

Pn.s~~~i:"~.owrnsplll'lMMipIiDls_....-ckd

IDfiw GftoIfloI SIJidrMs. Thfy -or. ,runt(lrR)MapntHtpdilda, ....-dlIllIRJ\bdtlinrF-'a"PrioIrill~;~""""'aadOrill:l8nJdlerLtbe~f'lnlorPria.<lNils.Badl{lAt):Rllbrr1c....fK'OIld-,...~I"ril:r....1bdd

I~CBCI"rW"~

Winwrs ill the.11 ealfpl fli lilt 1m•• Idl~ romptlit;o. .. trr: (L-R) Dr....Ball: Droit Roberb; and C,... V_t.

M:l,.4,It90 1 GIIUtte

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Wullets and minnows

DarryJI Cnm. (L) wldlll. ,rou.... nftlioa.lk Min_, w1Iidl_ first prize.Glbr~l AI,awoo willi IIll' ~wfIoI w.nrl, wll.,ll go_ .. Illird.. "M't found oullbll III Ihrft ebssa iliad ditTtnnl 1,.,..1., Jlylts Ind Wt Itlrat<:! fro,. HtlaolMf,"JlIid M•. Ay,.--.

Margaret Williams TrustFund Award

rooms 10 accommodale conferencedelegates.

In addition 10 theaociely annual meet·ings, L.eamal6elegaleJ ....ill be cn:ated 10• number ofspccial events 011 campus, in.cludingtraditionllilpok-blc:ssinaandrais­ina oemnoniesoondac1ed bySalisblribalelders on June 3, when • 26-fOOl IDIempolc:carvedbtheLearnedshySalisbc.-verandln.islCharie:sEJIioaisraiJediafrmlofthe~l.ibr3ry.

Otbc:rCllllpUlevenupbmedbLear.ncds ddepIes include eiJht~ theclusiclU&Cplayl'~l'tuI.and.. a·hibil 01 the prints. chwinp I8d pairuillp01 the Ia&e NlI\IIChib-nultb artisl.GtooJe"'""".The I..umed Societies ConfeKnce.!sooyu1apJwitll.nuraberofcaa­lIVrluyevaacs.lldceidlntionJinV"lC­Ia-" slK:lI as tII.e InlllU Harbour Bc.t~~y2O).theB.c.FatiYl1olthe

Arts~y 13-21), !be Swiftsare YadlcincCJ.s:sio:(May2S-21).tIleCanadianMys.lie J>a-. Edlibitioll ~y 21·31}. theOak (by Tea Party (June 2-3). the JIZZ~YI1~Qune2·3O),llldtbe

VlCllIIialn~BoalRa:e(I_").

Tratition3lly. Ibe period between May'2()andJune8iaV~iss-ny,......... <>y.

SENATE

UVic Learneds to beone of largest ever

Exkll5ionSenalevoled..-lIppIOVI1ol.~educationcerurQleprogramplannalby

the Divi$ioll 01 E1.lem*on.

IIollrd01 Rt.,-IJThel'l'leelintrece,¥edinfOJTNlliontlwthelk;ardofReaenlJ.pprovedtberccomrnet>­dIIionofScllMethatheReponontheFutoreDevelopmc:nlofSirWilfrWOrt:l\fellCollege: belCCCpIed.

""./uK rommiUttSenate .pprovod • motion thM Senate stnl:e In IJd 11« commitUle 10 eumine the~i\:implicwJoAlra-lheuniverailyoth1 ± otlkreponoflbcTltSi< Forte on Mathematics and Science EdllCllbon and the Newfoundland government....hite paper on poIl-1OCOlldary education. Senate agreed thaI the reporl of this com·mittee and ilJ rccanmendalions, ....Ilen .pproved by Senale. fam the basis of theresponse of the university to govcmmcnl iniliative:s inllClldemic maue:rs that arisc l'roInthe implementalionofthe rtponand the ....hilepaper.

The numbers ~ mounting up for the1990 Learned SocietieJConfetenee

.1 the Univenily ofViclOCii (M.y 20­June 8).

Eighly-ale societies from the RoyalSocietyofCanada.theCanad;,nAsJoc...Iionfa-SocurilyandlnlelltgenCeStada.andtheCanadian~yfm-theSlu;lyof

Practical Elhics,lOttleADociationfm-theStu;lyolCanadianRa4ioandlf-levi....theClllllban"'-:eReaearcbandEdaca­lion ~iation and the A-.:iItioI forCanadianStlld~have«arormedthelr

pankipalion. Seval thousand ddeptesareapecledcoltlald.lIIIkiIlItbeUVICedition of the I...eamedsoaeolfle bfpst-0ver8.ooo~wl1lbepretellled

durinltbelUay~W"tbolII

onc-q_olthe.xiclYP'tJll""Srmal­izaLlevaa1_themetarnoqlbclOcic:ly~..miJlpare~I_"'IllI.......

A_llbe IIlljor IOpic:s be.11 ad­dressc:d are lbe dramllic: pol,licaI-.deconomic ell.nles Iweep,n, EUIel"llEllrope.issllC.Jillvolvilll·bor",n.1peoples. the PacirlCRi",lbemvir'on­_nt, women ill acholantup. Canad_bmIlkaslpolic:y_thecrisismheallh

The UVic 1.arnedI SecKtarilIt hasbooked over 1800 on-and-ofT campas

ThereJlllarly acheduled mceting of Senate was held Tuesday. April lOin E5OO4 ofthe G. A. Hickman Buildong with Dr. David Slrong, vice_prt::Si(\ent (academic). ISchair. The minutes of the ""-ch meeting were accepted.

AppulJlndWlivtr'SSenale upheld .. appeal from the Fac:ullyofEducationconceminglWOstudcnll wlloJetIlIeS had been JRviously upheld by the E1.ClCuti~ Committee of SenaIe.

ThemeetJngderucd appeals made by lVo'OIlUdc:nlS.

Senale 1"CICei~ inforTTllUon from the EJ.ecuti~ Camninee of Senate lhac, uponl'llCOIMlC:..satoaa 01 tile SenueCanmiuoeoa J..Jnder&radUlle Studiesm- the AcaliemicCa.Dcil 01 the Scbool olO..--SIlldics, it aped co waiver 01 regulations fm-sD........

1be ExecuuveConlll'uuoeolSenaudenicd the appeal of one Sladenc, and upheldthe appeals oltlwe 1Qldcnts.

U-.lofrr;raclllllltitadifl:~lJIeCIei~ informat.ion fran the Facully 0-.;;1 olEdd::a&ion c:oaccnin,reviadCo)UrSe dQcriptions for Edueation 3'80: IntrodlK:ticm. 10 1.eanliIlJ Rcsou=s, -.IEducaIioll3801:Edut:IlionaI Media I IOrdleatheintrod..:bollolsradenuillthl:xlXlUI1IeIlO1bclDeoiCOlllpUlCrSIletkJcabm.

Qanees have bccIl made to lheSJnllllalle:aC:r IdIooI pbcerDeal ill Hariowavail­ablelOSlUderU ,n the '*'bdorolspecial edacaOoadepl:c propmI- Anew a:aE,

Educ:alioa J6SX: E1.IendedHarlowPl-actianin Special Edur;:aion, hasbecn addedllI1bceourxlisl.andc:harl&a.-lelOthe6eperrquimamlS.

TheSchoololN....,I"CICei¥OdappnWalolilSinlefttioa,sabjcctlOthe.vaibtililyolKaClalUc:suIf_bers,lOolI"er'lSllCWbIdlelorol-sin,andt-helorolMn­UII(po1t-buic)~PJOI1IlIIinScptemberl990.BeeausethecalenU"

rqulations_lIIllb"review.~areadviDllOconQI;llheScboololNanilll

bdore nnaliUIs the.. popms..Themcct.inlappovedtheofTenacofMM!lallaucsIISlmLal:ndordarin&apruII

_1990for ..... awolledintheNIb~andNMbenlEducatiollPropam..

GraclU2ltstllditsAbof~b""-dcpalllbe.-ded.Ip1llc~_ap---

nill yu.r·s .ward will be up toSI.ooo.Thedl:adlincforapplicationJisla1y IJ. 1990.

For fllrthu illfonn'lioll and u ap­plielllioll fona conlXC Rkbard Ellis.daainllu. Board of 'TnlJIees. MarpruWoI~TrustFund.QuoeIlElizababn

Lilnry. Memorial Ulliversi!y or New·foundland.Sl.lob.11·s.Ne....foundland.AlB 3YI.

~II'I the rll'St coone in the lCqucnceand 1 need to know ifthege studcnlS bilveoop.u.a&ionaI abilitic:s,~ said Dr. Ahearn.~My.nyolevallllling l!IaI ill in .. in­formal classroom wbere I givelhemrespollSI"bililies.~

The lD.inillu~ unllS we~ wmd­powmd. rubber band·powered and

baIby-poweml for 1bcbrrl_1bcy Ia.

Moaof the un,lS IUICnlbled I car. andIbelD.llerillsuKdIOeotlllJ'UCllhe.variedwidely.from~~.

A~~:ll::sin~lfo;;a~Award ....lIiell 1111 been esu.bhsbed topnlIIKIICthedevelopmentolti~

in the province of Newfoandland I8d..-.FIlIlds are .WMIed 011 • eompeoli'I'C

basiJlOapplicanU~ .. f~lllfor

library-n:laled projccts or UlISIIllCe inpIInu'''1 lJ'Iduale stad'es i. htnryKia«.

wood, to slyrofoam lI1Iys, whoels ....d One adminilU1lUvt: u:.m, consisting of_ia;blJ, j.lIllO cile I fe.... eumples. Sanh Osmond. Jeff Smith lUld Rodney

Dr.S....... ~·I$CiencelludcnlJ'n Thompson.litled'lJgroupAhearn·s

___,jj"iii'U,..K",,;;io',,'.;'T'..E<I;;;OC;".." ......31...71,....";;;i'!iii.,~:l~:~~ sl::ir.~~SCientifIC pirciplcs. science flir proj«u.. and thal they ~sa....

Al the end of lheKme.liter.theeul· LbiIIlS"oppcI'l~ilyforoorrolleagues

minatingevtnl ....... laiclofc.lXeI. 10 UK lheir seienufic stills IndtiUed the Whirl.Wind RALLY, held ....ith knowledge 10 help solve I p-oblem.M

In the auending and compelitive: excite- The administraton Klected materialsmenl, on the classroom Ooor. readily Ivailable 10 their section's seven

20 ftfl for 1M Minnow leams (most with three members) and

~f:~~:~;:~~=.rwl ~ead~~::::~~~='"The idea.~ said Dr. Abeam. ........, fm- ....ith I list of maaeria!s,. list of restric-

==:r:l~~::::vt~~ :~~sr~~~~=:=~~~:Id go I minimllfll of.1 :~~;:::-~~~a~=,~

'bi~~=:S:sI<:a::= wu;;:e~:'::~~~~r~~~::::~ the curricuhm and ~~::i::~~~~=:a::

• venoetoupresstheseUl!enlS....wentlDOlOrisoptioaal hopedlOp-ovOelthalkngingwtbThe ,roupJ worked in tuomllUld each "'1llo«involvod.~wroIetllegmup·sad­

ICarnranilSprojecldifl"e«fltIy.Eadlpu. DlWSIrIIOn.__ pvmrespDll$ibitilyforvariwl.....

Science studentsstage races

GuftU" M.y".l,"

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Nursing forum focuses ondevelopmental needs, ethics

Dr. Rarbara Carper

M:~ai~:iP~hli~:ln~~:s~t~heU:::~;lcarner,anddevelopingskHlsindistanceeduclltion teaching are all conccmsofnun;esinthel990s.Theseandotheris­sucswercdiseussedala~ntmecling

of nurses in the Atlantic provinces. heldal the School of Nursing.

Thecoofcn:nce, Developmental Noodsof Nurse Educators-Innovative Teach_ing Sml1cgies in Academia and QinicalI"Jactice,feallll'edpancldiscussioos,con­currcntsessiol1llforthepresentationofscientific papers and poster presenUllions.ThealUlualMargaretD.McLeanLccwreof the School ofNursing ....as the keyooteaddress of the confcrence and was givcn

by Dr. Barbara Carpcrfrorn the Univer­silyofNonhCamlina31Charloue,sprok·ing on Educaling the Ethical Proctitioner.

Moral issuesDr. Carper examined the incrcasingcOll'cem wilhnursing e1hics and the recognj·tion that nurses are in sornt ways un·prepared to cope with Iile moral issueswhich arise in nursing pmctice. MSomcIIave placed at least !Drt of the blame forIhison nursing cducalionand nursingeducalorslhalconccnlrateOntheteehni·eal dimensions of nursing practice andnegla:t the critical thillking and rena:tionessential for rcwgni~ing and resolvingethical dilemmas.w she said.

Dr. Carper said tllat studies lIavesllown that nurses and musing studentshave lower than expccted levclsofmlnl

reasoning. "Clearly these findings arealanning and seem 10 beCOlltrlll'y to wllateachofusintuitivclyundcrstandsabootthe rcality of nursing," shc said.

The explanation. according 10 Dr. Car­pcr,liesinwtdcr$tMdingthetheoreticalbasisu.scdtodeltlTllinemoraln:asoning.The theory commonly used lISSCrts thatthe lIighest level of moral reasoning isconltxt·[rce,yctfor\YOO1Cnthe"ethicsolcarewaffinns tMt moral judgments canonly be made within a CCll!CxL

.:thicsofc~

"Context is a critical component in nurs­ing pn>Ctice." said Dr. Carper. "From the'ethics of rigllts' perspective wll.cn con·text rathcr tllan logical constructs as­sumessigniflClll>Ce.thepcrsonisregrcss­ing to a lower levcl ofmorat n:asoning.The 'ethics of care' perspcctive. in coo­trast.claims!hatlbecriterionforlbeade­quacyofmorat principles changes from acontext·frcc,objcctive.dctaehcdtrulhlOa bcst-fit tllatcan only bcestablisbed...·ithinthecootextofthesituationortheenvironment itself."

Asserting that "one can only makemoraIjutlgements within a context," Dr.

Carper went on to say thai ethical solu­tions are ones lhatrespect the nocds of alloflhoseinvolved,

"Asnursclcd\lClltorswe mustdiscovcrnew. or revise existing, teaching andlearning stratcgics that enoompass andgrant legitimacy to the panicularas 'oYC1lasthegencral,to theOOl1textu.al and therelational, as well as theal.>sua:;:l in bothourseience and our ethics,"shc said. "Ifcaring is the enabling condition ofnurs­ing, and nursing practice isbascd insud'lcaring. tllen we can no longer ascducatOl"S ICllCIi as if problem solving andethical judgcment arc no more than ra·tionalcalculation.

''TI>ecducation of tile morally com­pelCIIt, reflective nW'9Csurely llescrvcs asmucll ofoor enclllY and attention as theeducalionoftllelCClinicallycompelcnlnW'9C," said Dr. Carper, adding lhatslledoesnotl'l3.vetheanswertollowtlliscanbc donc. "I only kll(lW !hat all of us asmembers of the moral cornmunity ofnurs­ingmustaeceptbotlltheruJi:andthechaJ­Icnge olrc-thinking our ideas about wllalconstitutes etllical practice and llow tofac~il:lleitinpmscntandfllluregencrationsof nursing. 11lcre is no formula."

F~ r"""~UfII"""'ly •.... coniod .. lhi,po-.odonotmpy_·-..1>y .... '""-uyro. .... _ .. p«Joh1.

n..e..u...__""""r"""tbo: ......­::z....~.lfpoooibl<,INOCrioI ......... b<oub-

Thi~ year the award lias been adver­tised to fil"1it·year studentscomp1ctingthcirlirsl year in chemislry.b'o\ol!Y.plIysics,orearthscicnccs.lnaddition,apermanent updated display is posted OUt·sidcthefust-yearcllcmistry laboratorieson tile second level of the Chemisll)'­PlIysic:s BuHding. The sclcclion process isin progrcss for this year and fooraward:swill beallllOllnccd by early May.

SupportrrombusinessFortislnc..whichinitiau::01itsa\lo'llldlllisyea-,will sUpporltwo students annually. Theawanl from NORDCOw:as initialed Jag yea"

andSl.JlPOMS25pcrccrtoltheOOSl.of~·

Ingtwo$b.ldcntsklthefortnigllLBeothukData Systentsisanotha"corpormespon­sor. Sponsors within the university in_clude:stullcntaffairs and scrvices:theDivision ofGcncral Studies: the Facultyof Science; alumni affairs and develop­men!; and the CoollCil of the Students'Union.

"Ata time wllen it is felt that somcex­cellcnt5tudcnts~bcinRlurcdtoothcr

universities by greateroppoTtunities.these awards for cxcellence, given byrespectcdcorporatecitizensandllleuniversity, can provide some encourage­mcnt for studcnts to begin tlleir post­secondary edocation at Mcmorial," saidDr. June Wintet",chair, L1VSF SelectionComminoo, chemistry.

......... d.-.or.V"..,..;.Collino

~<rs,~<&'lSuvi<aEdi_/d.ori<Gl......

Awards created forscience fortnight

change Committe<:. Faculty of Medicine.before Oct. 15, 1990.

Dr. Gary HaardcnR-F'ederscn.plIysic:s,SirWilfrcd Grenfcll Collcgc, iscurrcntly ,- ,

5t~::gf~lk~e;IID students, Jamcs ~;=~~::YE~ :~:~~(.:::~)Moreira and Melissa Ladcnhcim, will .-. M<n>on&I u ..veniry d N....r""ndlancl. So. W"""""<&'l offo«' (!><alth ",imo<.)

stutlyin Belllcnbcginningtllissummcr. .khl·.. N....r~.Coouo:IoAtCSS1 SNlfOO Gray I'op<Mr. Moreira will sllldy Scandinavian Grapt,;..,g,;>I<ylalooky

song traditions of Telcmarlc; Ms. Laden- ~;:~"'B;::~heim will work in the arcas of bclicf and Td<p/>Jn<,(109j1J1-1664 PIooIocrop/>y:JohnSOlli....

rnaterialculture FAX: (T09) 737·lI699EofNoiJ:GAZE'rffi@MUN

A~li~~:~:~ri:~::~::g~9je~:lowsllips. Under tile terms of theMemorial-Bergen ag:n:emcnt. up to tWOscholars will be awarded travcl funds tovisit the Univer.;ity of Bcrgcn for a pcriodof up toone scmcster(on full salary inthe case of faclllty) to lIndenakea pro­gram or researcll ofinlCrest to both in·stitulions.

Applicatioos stating proposed =htopic and idcntifying the value of work­inginNorwayshouldbcsenttoDr.BodilLarsen, chairman. Mcmorial·Bergen Ex-

Bergen exchangefellowships 1991-92

Chemistry competition

F::'~~a:~=~:::a:for excdlence in scicncc to support5U1dcntsattending the London IntemaOOnal VoothScicro;;eFortnigllt(UVSF).

Thcfortnigllt,a IWQ-wed'.event in Lon­don, England,duringJuly.August,brinptogether approximately 300 science stu­dcntsfromover30countrics.Activitic$in­elude 1e<:IUTC$and demonstrations fromeminent scientists.lOtII'Sofunivenity andindustrial fac~itic$ and many opponuniliesfor S1udenLS to gencrally broadcn thcirlICicntiflCCXPCrieTo.x·

Openlofin;t·yurSludenLSTheoppon.ullity to apply for the awards

Sir Wilfrt<! Grenfell ColleRe's chemistry department ~Raniud an essay conttSt ~Lr;~?s~~:i:.r~:'::~~~it:::~h~nm~:r;d~:.C:::~:l~~::~~~~~~esil::;n~~~~~~;~;:;;o:v~~c~~:'~t~=;..::n~completing a lirst-yt<tr

~~~~:y~:~~:,~:a:d~~:n:e~:~;:;~~~~: ~~:::~;; e~:~ens ~:::t~~~:n ~~ ~C=n~:'tedlO:= ~~~~~~L:p=airs.:..::."="""=·=,..=- ---'~~~~~o~t~~'::rn=~

Sele<:tion of finalists is administC1W bythecllemistrydeparuncnL

Last year the fortnig/1t wasauendcd byShclleyDalIOll and Paul Bridgcr. Ms. DaI­ton is completing lIea:nl year in ascicnceprognunatMcmori.alandhasapplicdtothemedical scllool at Memorial and Mr.Bridger is in a plIysicsco-operative pro­gnun at the UniYU'Sity ofWaltrloo.

May 4, 1990 9 Gazelle

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of.ria:OIOUSp$ydlometricpc:rspa:tiveOil measurement. Armed wllh Ion-­l·udinalda~fromthe3Fprocran(fun,

fdlowsllipand litness) and inlhcal/)l$rlUllfourOlt>erllUdies,wefoundtlwptl5IIIl'l: control (babru) WilS eentr2I toidclltifyingsua:essfuUYa&ingpersons.The findings Ibol'l:vealc:d nne of1hcmajor infllll:ncesOlllUCccssful aging.Life attitude may be foremost among-,Community dnriopIMnlOne ol my great joys in serontology ison·soinS eoUabontion with eommunily/l'oups-the G. A. Frecker Assoc:ia·tion. the Pcnsicners and SenicrCitiunlFederation, and the 3FProgram, 11Iemost satisfying eontribution I havemade was obtaining funds 10 establishIhe Seniors Resouree Cen\fe in 51.John'l (see March 22 GQUII~). It is aunique un;versity<ommunity partner­ship providing mIlCh needed Sl:lVices.

plul opportuniliel for researeh andtnlining. Similar eentl'l:l will open inMarystownandGander.

by Dr. MiehHl Siones, psychology

Proportions of nursing home residentsclassified as ill, dead, or well after

several months reminIscence intervention

0-

COf1lrOl oate from en eQ.J.va enl sa~enot recelvirYd the iOtervenl'on

Su«fSll(ulaa:ina:Apcrson.gingSIICCWfullyislOlnOOllewho ret.ins buie eompetencesto agreaterUtent tIIan usual fcr thatlge.Empirical re.sean:h on tIIis topic has 11­wayl been mlKh nitkized. We en­dea~cr 10 uead wllereotherrcscarchcrss1ippod and slithered. by tIleapplicallOll

Fun, fellowship,fitness: gerontologymaturesI~c:::e~(WIul~II:/:opumize potellu,1. Our ..or1< ItMemorial it eOlll~lJb\.e ..,til Ihllperspective. Stntelies b,ve shIfted.,....rollllefVmticllroea-t:h,theltlldyolinlllvwmldlfTeftloot:sandtheJWOll'O"uoaolo::omr-al)' iculiauves.

R~.llaptMIteM

Our ftnltlJlU,lMI'.dIade1fIO. ....~ilttheelderl',roropizcd

then lIduelOlnll:lJV\lJantladvuxltfea:nIitions. Wceoncriluled to the fidel," lWO ....'1: b,de~elopmt;nlol,m­

pro~ed qualll, of life measures, andshatrtrilla:thatptnOllalllypropellSlI>eScoauibutemore5llOll&lyto!lappinessthM_rt:aI~WelaiudeYeIoptdthe filSl a:cri1trie assessmellt 1001 ad­minlllCral by micnxomP'*'.

Intft">'tlltiolt'TheIeisonc:lIIlponantuccptionlOthea:eneral1ZaIion thai happncsallld I(:ll~.y

.echicll,controlledbyonc:'stlisposltion.In nnelllll5l"ll homes the fon:eolcn­vvmment~thalcl~it"indtaclllgpasllv,l)'wtuchereau::sunltappo­ness and shonens life. Researo::h by myaradtmt: ItUQent IIIdicIlcd that.5implegroup Lnterve:I\b(WIlXUdailevialedq:re$­SIOII~n""'nahomeresidents.Amodel

was developed to prediet who wouldbcnelil most from Lntervenlion. AfleTayear'Ie1perience wilhrontrolled inleT­vention in fourS~ John's nursing horna.we lind an enduring pin in happiness.lo\\lClmorbidity and mortI1it,.

Achievements ---,C'n....IAmt'l'lc.CIJlIdiJn Academia: for Cenual America (CAFeA) is an informal group, CSUlblishcdaftcI'thereeenl-m-tionofsi.1JesllllprofCSllll"lltthe ...ioersilyinSanSaivador.ItspIsartIOSUpporthumanrigllls:provllklll{orrnaOOnlboullWliversilynecdsloon­ditionl inCeatral AJncric:a;and link Ihoseneeclll WlthCanadian pc:MeIllial {or support.FlItUlty, _llIlSl1alO1'1l1'd Slllf:lenQ ale~ 10 joiR. Funher informauon froa,A. D. Tdleu at the~ Pea.- 1I\slJ1uIoe. Dalhwsic Un..usny; 902-424-2038.

AlI~il:eborrJ:S

EavirOfllllellwStudielRcsearclIFunds(ESRF)anllllUllCC$thMdigitally-recordcd,.wjJlOUlldtruthillJ,nI'onnIlioII,eollccll:ddumaJCvcnlswdiesOl il::eberglkleC­0011. have en~red I pcnnanoent Ift"hiye " !he Canada-Newfoundland OffshorePtlrok:um~ 11loee ~l:in& attcSI IIIQlid oonuct J. McComiskcy al TOIU!II)o­

Dominion P*e (Fifth 1Ioor), SL J.'I, 718·14(1(), or FAX n8-1473.

CAURA il St. _.'s'Tbec...-.~clU~~Aln~(CAlJR.A)hoklsitl_

1IUI1-...HaclNewl"(Ul(IbndMayIJ-IS.Local.......,menaCXUlE:SyollhcQ(•flCeolR-ell.1rOw;Iual_.....ubt~lOeoac:lIoIdleltRekdcnlpwQ!&

audt.the~oICmlm;oIEJ.otknol:propa11,AdInIic:1'e!iICM'hillillatiYcsand

odaqlc:solllllmSt.~oIlboull20l'n::mz:rt&SCamdaiscaponcd.

ToassiSlthe~'onc__ IOSl.Jo/la'I,dd"lIlitionstheynccdlOtnowlO

followewerydayc:on~lIa'i'CbcacimllaedLll~

1.T~_theHU&hcf1llquiry0lleabedllrlncl9.

2.eua.nber -1ftlCll pnlIlIberafn podueed III the pamc:eolhu&e hydro bills,,-)_H,bem.. - dose rdatJoe 01 GodoL4.MUN-Mcmorial~of~(NID-1is .. 1aIfrimdI}'~)

5.MUN We$A. _ UlUVU$Uy of VlClOria.

EaIW«rinl~it1Kt nlit_ftlle.wtiIIIcotizalflpcmlanclllraidmulC\llmllJyemploredl/l lClCllCeor alJ.lllCCl1llJ..../10 1loId. bKtdor's dl:pt:C 1/1"~ thap/lIle, are eligible 10 Ipply forspec:ial poqnd_ .-:lIoIarshipt oITo:red by NSERC. (Autumn 1989 applicants forNSERC~.-:hobrs/IlJlS_ucllded).Valueol"llle5CllobrshipisSI4/XX)

per yt:ar in Ille li""OO'Je(ondyt:arofpadualll: swd~,S15,600peryear1hcrcal\er.ApplitallOR$, OIl NSERC Form 200, w~1 be acupled up to July 15 :m1 adjlldic.aledas 1bcy "';Ye, to 1bc earlier the beller. The 0If1Oe of RC5ICaKh has 1bc forms andwplCSoI"1bceunent$(.ho/ars/UpJlFd/t)ws1lipsGIlidI:.

Clark (C-CORE)Design ofAll:tieplpclinesEMR (DSS). mr=ue SW/XX)-->I-km/l&I(ICOlIke!pInstoeF"IShenesAJrllefnenl,S62.ooo

May (<<OlI.)Unemploymenl IItSUI1IlCe ehanpNfld.Oqlt.ol~S29.800

Dirty ,,·atft"~HSliRC(I.Wldi.. p8I'IllCtSIuplObe~llIed.. witllllloeSl.LawlmceCentn: I( Envin:lnmentC.nadl.ln 1990-91.1bc two fcdcll1llgencic:solTerl SlI.! mil­lion-individuaJptOje(:tsupIOSSO/XX)-fcr~happ\iQlblelOclean-upol"

the rivers of Canada. Researc:h projttlS/l~1les should be novel, and ronc:emdynami<:s of 1O~i<: subRances: mIXhltnisms,lindieatorS relating 10 contamination ofaqultie «myltems; ccoto~kololY: or technologies 10 manage/dispose of con­taminated JCdimenll. Apply ulinSthe NSERC Univerl;ty/lnduSlly Fomt 114. by JUI\C1. Projtttscan bedillCUssed inadvlUl«wilhPaulLaF1«heatNSERC.613·996-5924:or Lynn Cleary at the 51. Lawrtnl:e Centre. Montreal. 514·283-649'9,

NSERC workshopA worltshop 011 how 10 inc:relllle Il1CCClI rates (and amounts awankd) of NSERCoperating and lqUipnlC:N IJlIIlt -WlicatillllS will be held 011 eampu<l May 16. Workshop~ will be Nigel Lloyd of NSERC and rt.eent Mc:moriIl members of grant sele<:·lion oommil1eC$. All moming, 9 • .m.- noon, in the engllooering board room. X-4002.

Royal5QCirlY balinlThe Royal Soc:iety of Canada's CommitlU 011 University Resean:h will 1tteiveMemorial'l bncfand heal from illlCteSled I*'iesll, pu~se.wononMay 14,2--5p.m.intheEnglllClCllllll..ec~1lIeatte,roomX·200:5.

RECElIoT RESEARCII CONTRACTS

~ ResearchAnnouncements

1\l\lISf:NT PrAQlISIS

May 31: Nom.- for the Ernest C. ManlunI'wan1 (lIlII..'iIaIItI innovatUl).

JUaf I: On-umpu.s el\m9W1JOlU (or SSHRC lOve! to eOllfen:lICC a-ards, aIldMemorill~~(saIary·t.ed.~);MRC-UIlI_y~

PfUIJ*at:; SSHRC - C:a:spJn pl*llol:llnI fdklowltup,lUA)OIt for specialmd eoI­Iectiolu,CIIlId... ruurt:ItUtSllllif1e5.tw-o.d:U.s.PublIC:HealtllService~re­

~de~.-ds..-...alIand~

Jllnc 15: NSERC thrte-ycarSl1llt&ie pu - interim ~repllI1 p-1or 10 ply'_ntr:lfinal'nsWmeIlt.

JUH 30: Canada Counol- Kit_ ReJeaIdt Fcllowslap. Kilbnl~ Prize :=================~Mmnations;SSHRC-ronfcrmoeplb,nvelparufOl~~ ApriI~9~~n.:~~ICd"'::'~~;::~·I~O::'':;Dr. M.kollll MxlAod. 0I'l'kt of Rewardl f.ao::t.1lle capuoIl for an 1l.1ustratJ<:m. omJIIed because olllle lack ol spKe.

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CALENDAR

r_~~~"'"OPderful sub,eet forFrmch TV. As •prodOUrJdim:1Or willi \beTV show U...... 1tIDwaboul~llM:Dlufe.M(

Tem:lm:8lllylllD:lshcnVISilIONr:wfoInIantIDIt>­

-mbissub"e<:'W1ll1whclpoliccbelJupertS.

"""""'-Mr. Tenel',a:n:epI for

tbc show "tofollo_1beroUIC of lhe ICehclJs.nd )'aullfn"el

depict man's wort ....itll*=.tp.til:eqmau"Idoll" wanl 10 make IcIocumenIar}'.M be Silw1 ~l'd

1Ite101IlIt:e.sbowu. isl'llIIIy di1I"aaLM

FUUlgforihestaow1ll'illlikdy~pbDeinl'l¥OpMs,

alhc:ea:lolMayiMdmdol1-. McalwbiIe. Mr. Tr:m:l...ilab:Ius~blld:1O

mnocn bcPIwort<-..EqIlfcw.l!lCiencirlcsllowlOf::IClIlRlhemugn&ion.

LETTERSAs we arc badly in need 01 suc:h lids,

IOIC havemao:le up a lisl of items we needif help from you mig.. bcavailable.1lusinc:l~tel.lboob.tapc:sanclyideocas­

~lIes in such engineering fields IS.llOnlOOYC,raiJWlIy,mechanical,cla:In.cal.aviationor.,lOmation;lC1ll'ooltsancltIpCS fa'CQl.loqllial English: video equip­mnll;p/lc*xopying~suba7ip­

IJOftIfOlmagnincsand~

We would kindly ask Ilw you dim:1any..-ialsand~1D1be

ChairolFcftip~Rc:ctoraleoi

tbe Polyteehmc lastitutc of Bucharest.SpIaml~iSt.,1lO.313.S«wr

VI.Buebaresl.R~

YOUISSlRCUdy,Uqo.na,lec:lorer

PAPERS & PRESENTATIONSOA~byPAULF.RJCE.SchooIol

Musie....,reccnllypublisbed by tileDepartment of Romance Languages.UnlV'Cl1:ilyolAlbcna.

ThePl(ltt,ti1lcdThealricalCon\fl:M:o'­s.esandlheMusicaiSlageTradiuono{Eightoenth-Ccnlury France, had beenpIaCflttda.oolloquUanCOffi/l'll'fl1Othctric::cnlclwyoilhebinboiMwiVlUl1.

o DR. S.P. SINGH, ma1h and SIalistit:s,reo;:.ently participated in !llCvcnl conferen­cesinlndia.He~lninvitedlcclu~

tilled On Appro~imationTechniques inFixed Pnint Theory al the internationaloonFerenee on appro~imalion theofy andfinite element methods, held in Jabalpur.During the$5lh annual mecting of the In­dian Mathematical Soeielyheld in DelhihegaVCIll invited talt.ti1led A Best Ap­proximation 1llaftm. a joint wort wilhV.M. Sehgal, Universily of Wyoming.

In I conFereneeonrecenldevek!p­menu in _Iysis.,.,;l manifolds, held 1ft

Varanasi, Dr. Singh Iccturedon Ky Fanl)1lClheoremsandlpplications,ljoimwork w,lh Massa and ROlU 01 Milano.

IWy.

Dr.Si""'abo~acoDoqui_taIt

onlllWl-ex.-sivernappingsaodapplica­tions • Ahph Muslim Universily. andon KKM·map prirJcipe in vaialionaI irt­eqalities It Banzns Hindu UllIV'USily.'The 1a5t·named was a joinl WIrt ...th a<d_O DR. ANTHONY E. SMI11-I, Fal:u11yolBlISiness Admilli$Ualioa,prcsm&edapaper • the Elgbth Wmid Conference onlhe Orpniution Irtd COlluol of theLabor Process rccenlly heldal thelJIliVO'Sltyoi AsIoD., Engand. His paperwas tilled 'The Conu3Ilhaory Nalun: ofWorlt Relations: CaseSlud~sontheNon-Mamal Ubo" Process.

Ma,.4,199ll 11 Gaxdk

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Prestigious postgraduate awardsfor engineering studentsA~n~r:=~:~~me:ou:NSERC PostgradWIIC Scholarsh.ip Com­pWtioo wen: soccessful this '1=, accord­ing tQ Dr. T.R. Chari, associate dean,engll"""nng.Ninecandidateswm:~for

and won \be PGS-1 PoIilgnIduate Scholll"­ship ($14,OOC1) and two of this group lip­

p1icdbandwonlllel967Scieo:eandEa­ginocring Awan:I (S19,2OO).

"Only 55 awasds areavailablelliCionaUyinttle1967scicneeandengineeringcategory," said Dr. Owi. "and lWO wereawardedlOMemoriaIstudcnlS.Thc$lJlOC.CS!;Tatenaliooallywas67.2pcrceolforlbeNSERC postgradllale scholarships and 31pcrcenlforlhel967$CiCnCeandengilll:'.:l"·ingawlEds."

John Mactey and David Stoll, bothcle<:1rical cngiro=s, are the winnas of the1967awll'li Thcywen:,aswcU,winnersoftbepostgraduate scholarships,andmUSImake a decision as lO which of the twoawardstheywillaccepl

Those who will receive the PGS-lPostgraduale Scldars/lip=: John A1:bTuandJooalh.anSlCvenson,mech.anicalcn­ginocring; Colin Au. OeMis PtII:ts and Ed­wardPllam,clectricalo:rogin=ing;JcnnifcrShaip.civ~wgincering;andJoscphROllS­seatI,navallll'ClUlCCWI1llenginoering.

Wildlife and you

Memorial postgraduate enginetrs W(IlI • number of NSERC awards this year. Front row (L-R); John l'tI~kty; JenniferSharp; Dennis Peters. Back row (L-R) John Adams; David Stoll; Colin Au; Jonathan Stf'"fnson. Missing from photo: £d.ward PhlIm and Joseph ROOSSfllU. Mt'SSl'I. Machy and Skoll wnf to rtCfiVf thf 1967 ScifnCf and Engin«ring Award;thfothns rtCfi\'fd thf PG5-1 PoIilgratluatf Scholal"lihip.

cons. T1tesessioo washighlightedbyasurpriseappeannce by lbepalk's residentperegnne.

"The final worksbop of the spring scs­&ion on Sllturday. May 26. Stepping Out- Naturally. will focus on the ideas.methods and materials required to pr0­

vide low OOSI: environmental leaming ex­periences in any neighborhood.

Winnns of t!lf civil fngiDftrinl Sl'nior proj«t award for 1m a~ shown wilh Dr. A. R. Call1mant, vicf prfsidfnt of t!lfGAE Group. (L_R) Dr. Cammurt: studfnts Janf KarllSl'k: Ian Kur: Gary Kfnnfdy: Paul Wilson; and Jfnny Sharp. ThtIrouP took firSI pla« for work done on till! dfSign and Iayoutofa Iargfwhar'andstoragff...:ilityforshrimp and frf$hfosh. Dr. Cammaert aetfd IL'l proffssional advisor 10 thf group_ Th.f roUI"SI' requirfS studtnt groups to produCf a dfsignwhich is judged by proft'SSional standards, and isthfirfinalacadfmicproj«tbfforfgraduatinllL'lcivilfngineus.

Education/environment ideas exchangedT~~:~~:c::;,~s ::d~1Ie~~ to ~r:~va; a~n~:~~ =:i~::o~ ~a:~~i~f i~i~ ~~i:C:a~~m;m:ment will be held May 26 at Salmonier part in a series of indoor activities was covered in Moose Island, the impor_Naw~ Park. adapted from Joseph Cornell's Sharillg Lance of food, water and wIler was ii_

The aims of the one·day WQrkshops NtJlure Wi,lt CItUdrcn, The Canadian lustrated by Oh Deer! and How Manyare to provide practical e~Jl'Crienee, Wildlife Federation's Project Wild and Bears?, prey/predator rdatiooships we~resource material and a forum for discus- Sllimonicr Nature Park's own programs. covered in the Bat and Moth Game. ands.ion and exchange of ideas on environ- Participants shared their e~Jl'Criences, the elTocl.!l of natural phenomena weree~­

menial education. The Saturday which can be adapted to different age pericneed in Stonny Wcalhet.workshops Lake place frorn March 10 May groups. The workshop concluded withand September to November at sites ParticipanlSleamed about interdepcn- everyone taking roles in a spirited enact-suited 10 the difTcrera themes. denty among all fonns of life in a natural ment of DOTs effects on peregrine fal-

"We hope the workshops will give ,------'---- ---'----'- ---,

::o':r::"~:::eu~~i~~e~ Civil Engineering senior project awardprograms. and to discuss and e~eltange

ideas with other educators," noted DianaDeacon, who is co-ordinating theworkshops for the division of extension.

Educating for the fn,ironmfnlEighteen teachers, youth group leadersandinlerprotcl'llwc:uheredslootandsnowto reach SalmonierNature Park for thefirst workshop this past winter. whichcovered the theme of practical environ­menul education. "The morning and after­noon sessiooswere led by Dennis Mintyof the province's wildlife division, who is8Cting dirottorof the park,and Ralph Jar·vis. whoco-ordinmes itsedocational ac­tivities.

ParlicipanlSenjoyedavarictyofin·door activities that providtd a sample ofenvironmental games suitable fordif­fcrent age groups and knowlcdgelevels.Activities were all based on tIleprcmiseof involvement.·'Our approa.ch is bas.edonlhc: idea that invotvement is the key 10

underslanding.~ Dennis Minty told theparticipants. ''The saying goes: 'Ifyoolell me, I'll forget; if you show me, Imight remember: but if you involve me,I'll understand'.~

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